Tourist&#39;s money-case.



J. A, WILSON. TOURISTS MONEY CASE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 14, 1908.

Patented Dec. 15, 1908.

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UNITED s'rA'rns PAETENT OFFICE.

JOHN A. WILSON, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

TOURISTS MONEY-CASE.

Application filed. February 14, 1908.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN A. l'VILSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Minneapolis, in the county of Hennepin and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tourists Money-Cases; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention has for its particular object to provide an improved money case especially adapted for use by tourists for the safe carrying of money and other valuables, but adapted nevertheless for much more general use.

To the above ends, the invention consists of the novel devices and combinations of devices hereinafter described and defined in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate the invention, like characters indicate like parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawings; Figure 1 is a plan view of the improved case, looking at what may be designated as the front thereof. Fig. 2 is a plan view looking at what may be designated as the back of the case. Fig. 3 is a plan View showing the body of the case spread out; and Fig. 1 is a transverse vertical section taken centrally through the case and showing the same partly but not completely folded.

The improved case is preferably made entirely of leather, although it may be made of other suitable material which is capable of being folded and opened up. The body of the case is preferably constructed from a single piece of leather, cut to form a transversely extended head section 1, 2, 3, a longitudinally extended body section 45, and a flap 6, which flap is preferably formed integral with one edge of the body portion 1. The outer portions 2 and 3 of the so-called transversely extended head portion constitute flaps that are adapted to be overlapped with each other. The said flap portion 2 is provided with longitudinally open loops 7 and with transversely open loops 8 that are adapted to be forced laterally into or through perforations 7 and 8*, respectively, in the flap 3. The flap forming section 5 is likewise provided with transversely open loops 9 and longitudinally open loops 10 that are adapted to be forced into or through Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 15, 1908.

Serial No. 415,848.

perforations 9 and 10 formed in the intermediate portion 1 of the so-called head section.

The letter Z indicates bank notes or bills which are placed between the body portion 1 and the flap 6. The said flap 6 is first folded over the bills, and then the flap portion 5 should be folded over the said flap 6. Then, the said folded portions 1, 5 and (3 should be turned bodily over on to the inner face of the intermediate portion 1 of the transversely extended head portion. Next, the flap 2 should be folded over on top of the folded flap 5, and then the flap 3 should be folded over on top of the said flap 2. This completely closes the case and causes the same to completely envelop and inclose the bills. Of course, any valuables of proper size, such as jewelry, may be placed with the bills in the receptacle provided therefor in the case.

To secure the folded sections of the case together, a multiplicity of straps are employed, there being, as shown, five of these straps, four of which are extended transversely of or around the folded case, and one of which is extended longitudinally around the said case. Two of the transversely extended straps are relatively long and are indicated by the numeral 11, while the other two thereof, which are relatively short, are indicated by the numeral 12 and are provided at their ends with slit heads 12 through which the straps 11 are adapted to be passed. The fifth and longitudinally extended strap is indicated by the numeral 13. The said straps 11 and 13 at their ends are provided with stifi' wire tips or points 1 1, the purpose of which will presently appear.

When the case is folded, as above described, and. as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and also as substantially shown in Fig. l, the loops 7 and 8 of the flap 2 lie directly under or in the perforations 7 and 8, respectively, of the flap 8; and the loops 9 and 10 of the flap 5 lie directly in or alined with the perforations 9 and 10 of the head portion 1.

The first operation in securing the flaps by means of the straps above described is to force outward the loops 9 through the perforations 9 then by doubling the heads of the short straps 12, passing the said straps 12 through the outwardly forced loops 9, as shown in Fig. 2. The loops 8 are then pressed laterally outward through the alined perforations 8 by means of the strap tips 1% on the straps 11, and the said straps 11 are then drawn through the said loops 8, as shown in Fig. 1. Said straps 11 are also passed through the slits in the heads of the short straps 12. By reference to Figs. 1 and 2, it will be noted that the said straps 12 are of such length that the straps 11, when passed through the slitted ends thereof, will closely engage and press the edges of the folded case. The strap 13, in like manner, is passed through the loops 7 on the one side of the folded case and through the loops 1O on the other side of the said case, the said loops being forced outward respectively through the perforations 7 b and 10 by means of the Wire tip 1 1 on the end of the said strap 13.

When the several straps are drawn taut, the folded case will be tightly secured together and in such way that there will be no possibility of money, or any other valuables, being lost out of the said case. Very great security is therefore afforded for the carrying of valuables on the person. By means of the straps, the case may be secured to the body of the person wearing the same,

in a very great many (ililferent ways. It may, for instance, be suspended over the shoulders or strapped around the waist, or the said straps may be used to secure the case both from the shoulders and around the waist or body of the person. Also, the device is very strong and durable, and there are no parts that are likely to get out of order.

To open up the case, so as to afford access to the contents thereof, it is necessary to remove the straps 11 and 13, but it is not necessary to remove the headed straps 12, as

these latter straps simply hold. the fiap 5 to the intermediate head portion 1, and access can be had to the pocket containing the valuables through the opening left between the unattached. edges of the flaps 4t and 6 when the flap 3 is disconnected from the flap 2. In fact, in the preferred construction of the case, a leather binding 15 is stitched to the end and outer edges of the folded and overlapped flaps 2, 4c and What I claim is A case of the kind described constructed from a piece of leather cut to form the intermediate and flap forming head portions 1, 2 and 3 and the longitudinally extended flap portions 1 and 5, said portion 5 having a transversely folding flap 6, the said flap 2 having longitudinally open loops 7* and transversely open loops 8 cooperating with perforations 7* and 8 respectively, in said flap 3, the said flap 5 having transversely open loops 9 and longitudinally open loops 10 cooperating, respectively, with perforations 9 and 10 in said intermediate head portion 1 when the said flaps are folded together, in combination with short straps 12 provided with slit heads 12 and passed through the outwardly pressed loops 9, the straps 11 passed through the outwardly pressed loops 8 and through the slit ends of said straps 12, and a strap 13 passed tl'irough the longitudinally open loops 7 on one side of the folded case and through the longitudinally open loops 10 on the other side of the said case, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN A. WILSON. Witnesses:

H. D. KILGORE, F. D. MERCHANT. 

